Home & Family
| Welcome to the home & family page. Click on the English Phrase to view the video associated with that phrase. |
| Home Items | ||
|---|---|---|
| alcove for display | tokonoma | とこのま |
| answering machine | rusuban denwa | るすばんでんわ |
| bathing facility | (o)furo | (お)ふろ |
| bed | beddo | ベッド |
| bedroom | shinshitsu | しんしつ |
| cellular phone | keitai(denwa) | けいたい(でんわ) |
| chopsticks | (o)hashi | (お)はし |
| closet | oshiire | おしいれ |
| cooking pan | nabe | なべ |
| cushion on tatami mat | zabuton | ざぶとん |
| desk lamp | denkisutando | でんきスタンド |
| dining room | dainingu/chanoma | ダイニング／ちゃのま |
| entrance hall | genkan | げんかん |
| fax | fakkusu | ファックス |
| futon bedding | huton | ふとん |
| hallway | rooka | ろうか |
| Japanese-style room | washitsu | わしつ |
| kitchen | daidokoro/kicchin | だいどころ／キッチン |
| living room | ima | いま |
| microwave | denshirenji | でんしレンジ |
| mirror | kagami | かがみ |
| pillow | makura | まくら |
| plate | (o)sara | (お)さら |
| razor | kamisori | かみそり |
| refrigerator | reizooko | れいぞうこ |
| restroom/toilet | otearai | おてあらい |
| rice bowl | (o)chawan | (お)ちゃわん |
| soap | sekken | せっけん |
| sofa | sofaa | ソファ |
| table | teeburu | テーブル |
| telephone | denwa | でんわ |
| tissue paper | tisshu peepaa | ティッシュペーパー |
| toilet tissue | toiretto peepa | トイレットペーパー |
| tooth brush | haburashi | はぶらし |
| tooth paste | hamigakiko | はみがきこ |
| Western-style room | yooma | ようま |
| Air Conditioner (remote control) |
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Air conditioners in Japan are a must and not knowing how to use one when you’re freezing cold or burning hot can ad to frustration levels. Each air condition unit is different but the terms below should aid in your comfort of getting the heat or cold you need. |
| Air Conditioner (remote control) Vocabulary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Air-Conditioning | Eakon | エアコン |
| Air-Conditioning | Reibou | 冷房 |
| Automatic | Jidou | 自動 |
| Cancel | Torikeshi | 取消 |
| Change Operation | Unten kirikae | 運転切換 |
| Change Wind Quantity | Kazamuki kirikae | 風向切換 |
| Conserve Power | Shou pawa | 省パワ |
| Dehumidification | Jyoshitsu | 除湿 |
| Dry Air | Dorai | ドライ |
| Enter | Iri | 入 |
| Heater | Danbou | 暖房 |
| Hi Power | Haipawa | ハイパワ |
| Operate | Unten | 運転 |
| Pleasant Sleep | Kaimin | 快眠 |
| Quantity | Ryou | 量 |
| Reset | Risetto | リセット |
| Room Temp | Shitsuon | 室温 |
| Self Clean | Naibu kuri-n | 内部クリーン |
| Sensor | Taikan | 体感 センサー |
| Stop | Teishi | 停止 |
| Stop | Kiri | 切 |
| Strong Wind | Kyoufuu | 強風 |
| Swing | Suingu | スイング |
| Temperature | Ondo | 温度 |
| Test Operation | Shunten | 試運転 |
| Timer | Taima- | タイマー |
| Ventilation | Soufuu | 送風 |
| Weak Wind | Jakufuu | 弱風 |
| Wind Direction | Kazamuki | 風向 |
| Your Family | ||
| English Phrases | Romaji | Japanese Phrases |
| family | kazoku | 家族 |
| parents | ryoushin | 両親 |
| father | chichi | 父 |
| mother | haha | 母 |
| child / children | kodomo | 子供 |
| son | musuko | 息子 |
| daughter | musume | 娘 |
| siblings | kyoudai | 兄弟 |
| older brother | ani | 兄 |
| older sister | ane | 姉 |
| younger brother | otouto | 弟 |
| younger sister | imouto | 妹 |
| grandfather | sofu | 祖父 |
| grandmother | sobo | 祖母 |
| grandchildren | mago | 孫 |
| husband and wife | fuufu | 夫婦 |
| husband | otto / shujinn | 夫 / 主人 |
| wife | tsuma / kanai | 妻 / 家内 |
| uncle | oji | おじ |
| aunt | oba | おば |
| relative | shinseki | 親戚 |
| Other people’s family | ||
| English Phrases | Romaji | Japanese Phrases |
| family | gokazoku | ご家族 |
| parents | goryoushin | ご両親 |
| father | otousan | お父さん |
| mother | okaasan | お母さん |
| child / children | okosan | お子さん |
| son | musukosan | 息子さん |
| daughter | musumesan | 娘さん |
| siblings | gokyoudai | ご兄弟 |
| older brother | oniisan | お兄さん |
| older sister | oneesan | お姉さん |
| younger brother | otoutosan | 弟さん |
| younger sister | imoutosan | 妹さん |
| grandfather | ojiisan | おじいさん |
| grandmother | obaasan | おばあさん |
| grandchildren | omagosan | お孫さん |
| husband and wife | gofuufu | ご夫婦 |
| husband | goshujinn | ご主人 |
| wife | okusan | 奥さん |
| uncle | ojisan | おじさん |
| aunt | obasan | おばさん |
| relative | goshinseki | ご親戚 |
| People | ||
| English Phrases | Romaji | Japanese Phrases |
| Male | Otoko / Dansei | 男 / 男性 |
| Woman | Onna / josei | 女 / 女性 |
| Person | Hito | 人 |
| Person | Kata | 方 |
| Child | Ko | 子 |
| Children | Kodomo | 子供 |
| Boy | Otokonoko | 男の子 |
| Girl | Onnanoko | 女の子 |
| Adult | Otona | 大人 |
